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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2005
Applicants:
Pertti Tolonen, Vantaa, FI;
Kimmo Koli, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Pertti Tolonen, Vantaa, FI;
Kimmo Koli, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to an electronic device and a method of enhancing character input in an electronic device comprising a set of keys. The method comprises associating a group of characters with at least one key; detecting repeated presses of a key; detecting whether the key has been touched continuously during the repeated presses of the key; and interpreting the characters corresponding to the key presses in the group of characters associated with the key on the basis of the detections.